The Airbus A380's two-thrust-reverser configuration is a carefully engineered design that improves efficiency and reliability ...

Question: Do they really reverse the engines after landing to slow the aircraft? If so, doesn't this put a huge strain on the engines? — Submitted by reader Andy, Granada Hills, Calif. Answer: Reverse ...

An Airbus A380 is seen at Manchester Airport during a slow-motion planespotting clip focused on reverse thrust after landing. The footage captures the giant aircraft on the runway as it slows during ...

Airbus is aiming to introduce an engine control unit software modification for CFM International CFM56 powerplants, to reduce the safety risk if A320 pilots attempt a go-around after activating ...

meet the programme’s lofty production ramp-up targets. Spirit AeroSystems has delivered the first thrust reverser to Boeing for engines on the 737 Max that features a key component redesigned to meet ...

An Israel Aircraft Industries’ IAI 1124 Westwind business jet rolled over and crashed while on approach to Sundance Airport (HSD) in Yukon, Oklahoma, on March 18, 2019. A video surveillance camera at ...

I read “Exit Excursions” ( AW&ST March 24, p. 42) with interest, because when I was a performance engineer at Douglas Aircraft, none of the FAA-approved landing distance information for the MD-series ...

Jet engines are relatively simple in their basic design, but advancements in gas turbine engine technology have mostly done away with the cool-looking bucket-type reverse thrust systems. These thrust ...